The holidays present the opportunity for each association to increase its members' feelings of community. Yet, some people don’t want to decorate or don’t celebrate. Others would run up huge electric bills on lights at this time of year. Because of these differences...

Delegates and Liaisons from all over California came together for the Annual Planning Meeting of the California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC). This is where the previous year’s legislative work is reviewed and plans are made for the upcoming year. It was...

Prior to the passage of Civil Code sections 4705 and 4710, a common interest development could prohibit the hoisting of a flag on a member’s separate interest or exclusive use common area. This prohibition was enforceable so long as it did not endanger public health...

The California legislative session has ended with the legislature passing, and Gov. Brown signing, a handful of bills that will affect common interest developments, or, as they are also known, community associations or homeowners associations. CAI's California...

Congress is slated to begin its final weeks in session prior to adjourning for the 2014 election. While the primary purpose of the session is passage of stop-gap legislation to temporarily fund federal government operations through December, CAI Government Affairs is...

The Community Associations Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC)  Chair Pamela Voit issued the following statement in response to the Senate Judiciary Committee halting AB 1360 (Torres), which would have allowed homeowners associations the...